LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – As Nevada continues to have the highest unemployment rate in the nation, educators with the College of Southern Nevada are helping inform locals of workforce programs that help them earn a livable wage– with career mobility.
FOX5 spoke to officials with the Adult Career Education Services and Division of Workforce and Economic Development Programs.
Several workforce education and training programs last eight to sixteen weeks, and officials help connect people with federal and private funding for tuition; depending on their eligibility, the education and training can be free or at a greatly reduced cost.
They include Manufacturing Technician, a Dialysis Technician, Advanced Manufacturing (machine operations) and IT and digital skills. Starting wages range from $17 an hour for a dialysis technician, to $21 an hour for workers in manufacturing.
The programs are meant to assist workers who may only be making minimum wage, are underemployed, or unemployed–and quickly need a job. The fields have a shortage of workers and are constantly hiring.
“[Students] come to us, they meet with one of our advisors and navigators. They talk about some of their barriers, some of their challenges, and we assist them with financial tuition as well,” said Gladis Barrios, program manager of Adult Career Education Services.
“We see students’ confidence increases. We not only see them develop professionally and as a student as well, but they are also gaining the skills they need to be marketable, and credentials that they need to show their employers that they have the skills,” Barrios said.
After students complete a program and become employed, CSN encourages them to continue to advance their education for career mobility.
For more information on various programs and financial aid, contact the Division of Workforce and Economic Development.
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